Reality Check · North Port, FL
2025 GMC Sierra EV in North Port, FL
Winter range, charging cost and how far it goes, worked out for North Port's weather, grid and prices.
Winter barely touches range in North Port: at a typical January's 63°F, a Sierra EV gets an estimated 380 miles on a charge, about its 390-mile rating. Charging at home at Florida's average rate (15.0¢/kWh) costs about $97 a month for 38 miles a day, about a third of the $288 a gas Sierra costs on Florida's gas. On North Port's grid (FRCC All), about the US average, it makes 64% less CO₂ than gas.
Partly estimated. 2 of 5 temperature bands are from 116 real drives of this model; the rest come from 1,548 real drives in EVs at each temperature (and Recurrent's winter study below freezing), applied to its 390-mile rating. Each band switches to its own drives once it has 20 from 3 drivers.
October range
357mi
At North Port's typical October day, 77°F · 35% highway
Winter lowEstimated
380mi
January, 63°F · lows near 50°F
Home chargingEstimated
$97/mo
8.4¢ a mile at 15.0¢/kWh. Gas Sierra: $288/mo
North Port's grid
0.78lb CO₂/kWh
FRCC All (EPA eGRID): about the US average, 64% less CO₂ than gas
North Port, season by seasonEstimated
A Sierra EV's range on a full charge, averaged over each season's months (30-year normal temperatures), at 35% highway.
Winter Dec–Feb · 65°F
3% below its 390-mile rating · coldest week 381 mi
377mi
Spring Mar–May · 73°F
7% below its rating
363mi
Summer Jun–Aug · 83°F
8% below its rating
358mi
Fall Sep–Nov · 77°FNow
7% below its rating
361mi
A Sierra EV's range through a North Port yearEstimated
Each month at North Port's 30-year normal temperature, 35% highway. No day of the year averages below freezing.
How far it goes from North Port, on real roads
In October, from a full charge with 10% in reserve: about 160 mi out and back, 321 mi one way (January: 342 mi). Dots are DC fast chargers by network.
Fast charging around North Port
PlugLog's map of every public charger. Tesla-only Superchargers aren't counted.
- 23DC fast chargers within 25 mi
- 4.3 mito the nearest
- Tesla Supercharger202 in reach
- ChargePoint101
- EVgo83
- Electrify America56
- EV Connect47
Road trips in October, about, by road: Jacksonville (286 mi) and Miami (190 mi) one way on a charge; Charleston (525 mi) with one fast stop.
Questions North Port drivers ask
How far can a Sierra EV go in a North Port winter?
North Port's winters are mild: about 380 miles on a typical January day (63°F) and about the same in the coldest week (around January 11, 63°F), estimated from real EV drives at those temperatures. That's about its 390-mile rating.
How much does it cost to charge a Sierra EV in North Port?
About $97 a month at home for 38 miles a day, at Florida's average home electricity rate of 15.0¢/kWh: about 8.4¢ a mile. A gas Sierra on Florida's average gas ($3.98 a gallon) costs about $288 a month for the same driving.
Can I charge a Sierra EV on a regular 120 V outlet in North Port?
Not at 38 miles a day: a 120 V outlet adds only about 27 miles in 12 hours on an average day (29 in the coldest week). Plan on 240 V, which fills it from 10% in about 10 hours.
Is it greener to drive electric on North Port's grid?
Yes. North Port's grid (FRCC All) is about the US average, and a Sierra EV charged on it makes 64% less CO₂ than a gas Sierra.
Check it for your own address
Your street, your daily miles, any temperature on the knob.
Sierra EV Reality Check near North Port
Sources: temperatures, 30-year normals (NOAA 1991–2020) at Punta Gorda Charlotte Co Airport, FL; home electricity, EIA (Florida, July 2026); gas, EIA weekly (Florida); grid CO₂, EPA eGRID 2023; cold-weather range, PlugLog's real drives and Recurrent's winter study (Nov 2025); chargers, Open Charge Map and PlugLog. Updated Oct 22, 2026.